"...The factors that underlie continued high fertility in many areas are a lot more concerning, and urgently need addressing by boosting funding for international #familyplanning and #womensrights.” ⬇️ – John Seager, President & CEO, Population Connection populationconnection.org/press-releas...

Recommended read: “Pronatalism, a Conversation with Nandita Bajaj and Michele Goodwin.” signsjournal.org/pronatalism-...

My profile of Nandita Bajaj, “Confronting Patriarchy, Pronatalism, and Population Denial,” is at 3 Quarks Daily. 3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily...

Check out this great profile piece on @popnbalance.bsky.social Executive Director, Nandita Bajaj: countercurrents.org/2026/03/nand... #overpopulation #pronatalism

Fresh perspective from @popnbalance.bsky.social. "We must stop treating women like reproductive vessels for making more people to serve the economy, and start reshaping our economies to serve more people and the planet."

This is exactly why we all need to support the important work of @popnbalance.bsky.social. phys.org/news/2026-03...

Raised in the dominant culture that equates fulfillment with marriage and children, Bella DePaulo came to recognize that living single was her most authentic and joyful life path. Bella is creating a foundation dedicated to empowering single people. www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

In our latest article published in @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social our ED Nandita Bajaj argues why not only is the panic surrounding declining birthrates wrongheaded, the reactionary #pronatalism from the right and the left alike is misguided and dangerous. www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/t...

#OVERSHOOT Data colonialism is a new social order that extends the extractive logic of historical colonialism into our lives. Using civilizing narratives of 'progress' it functions on the 4X model of traditional colonialism: explore, expand, exploit, & exterminate www.instagram.com/p/DWCqo2Rgdx...

Today is U.S. Overshoot Day. This means that as of today, the U.S. has used up all of its ecological “budget” for 2026. For the rest of the year, it will be living off imports from other countries while further depleting its and others’ ecological reserves.

What a concept ~ thinking of the child first! #pronatalism

Our executive director Nandita Bajaj was interviewed along with Michele Goodwin on the Ask a Feminist Podcast, a project of Signs - Journal of Women in Culture and Society. 🔗 signsjournal.org/pronatalism-...

After surviving sexual violence at age 13 in Indonesia and receiving little support from authorities, Dina Chaenari dedicated her life to advocating for survivors and promoting comprehensive sexuality education. Listen to her story on #BeyondPronatalism www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

It's #WorldWildlifeDay, reminder that human presence and activity is driving Earth's wildlife to extinction. We're in the midst of the Earth’s 6th mass extinction. Because of our population and consumption patterns, species are going extinct 1000-10,000 times faster than normal extinction rates.

The myth of #humanexceptionalism casts humans as separate from and superior to the rest of life. Christine Webb shows how science and culture reinforce this worldview, and why replacing it is essential to life’s future on Earth. www.populationbalance.org/podcast/chri...

In a recent short film "Behind Every Number, a Person" produced by The Population Institute, Nandita Bajaj talks about the growing threats to reproductive autonomy as low-fertility alarmism becomes rampant among politicians and elites. #pronatalism #reproductiverights

Delighted to have my essay, 'AI is a Performance of Progress, Not the Real Thing', republished at the excellent @popnbalance.bsky.social ! www.populationbalance.org/essays/ai-is...

Sabrina felt affirmed early on in her desire to not have children. But, after moving to Portugal in her late 30s, she faced a lot of societal judgment about her decision to remain #childfree. Listen to her story on #BeyondPronatalism www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

Luke and Stefanie reflect on how, free from strong family or religious pressure and true to their own desires, they were able to make an early, mutual decision to live #childfree. Listen to their story on your favorite podcast platform. #pronatalism www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

#OVERSHOOT Data is the resource, and our lives are the territory. Ulises Mejias reflects on data colonialism as a new social order that extends the extractive logic of historical colonialism into our everyday lives. 🔗 www.populationbalance.org/podcast/ulis...

Sarah experienced an accidental pregnancy while serving in the Peace Corps and chose to have an abortion. Ashamed, she turned to the healing power of nature by hiking the Appalachian Trail and found the courage to write a book about her abortion experience. www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

Elizabet shares her experience of coming out as gay and raising a child alone. She speaks openly about her parental regret, rooted in her worry for both her child's future and her deep love for the natural world and concern for its destruction. www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

The future is bioregional. Writer Stephanie Mills reflects on decades of questioning growth and cultivating a rooted relationship with the living world. She advocates for an epicurean simplicity - choosing the simple pleasures of community, place, and nature www.populationbalance.org/podcast/step...

In an interview with Dina Chaerani at the #ICFP, Nandita Bajaj, Population Balance ED, discusses how, due to her patriarchal cultural upbringing in India, she did not know until she was 28 that she could choose not to have kids. Watch the interview youtu.be/StrQOc5zzrU?...

Check out Laura’s episode Escaping Trad Wife Culture on the #BeyondPronatalism Raised in the conservative Deep South of the United States,Laura always believed having kids was a requirement. When she found out it was optional, suddenly everything changed. 🔗 www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

2025 has been a challenging year for social & planetary justice. Thanks to our collaborations we confronted the growth-obsessed and extractive norms that are threatening our future, & put the interconnected issues of #pronatalism, #HumanSupremacy, social inequalities, & #overshoot on the global map.

At the #ICFP, Nandita Bajaj shares with Dina Chaerani how pronatalism is not a new phenomenon, but rather as old as patriarchy, which began 5,000 years ago. Pronatalism is the oldest form of reproductive control. Full Interview on YouTube youtu.be/StrQOc5zzrU #pronatalism #familyplanning #childfree

Born and raised in densely-populated Hong Kong, Vincie wrestled with traditional family norms and gender roles within Asian culture and arrived at a more liberated decision to not have biological children. www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona... #pronatalism #redefinefamily #childfree

Brittany recounts her story of navigating her aspirations for freedom against the backdrop of an intensely oppressive and neglectful upbringing and how she mustered the courage to break free. 🔗 www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

Mike and Nandita met in a philosophy class in Toronto. With shared values, they instantly connected — a connection that soon blossomed into a relationship. A conversation around the subject of having kids led them down a deeply rich and surprising journey. www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

Diana's story is available on all streaming platforms! www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona... #BeyondPronatalism #PopulationBalance #Pronatalism #podcast

Philosopher Alice Crary argues that effective altruism (EA) and longtermism, both shaped by Silicon Valley’s techno-utopian fantasies, ignore social structures of oppression and offer either incremental welfarism or galactic transhumanism over genuine animal and human liberation #OVERSHOOTpodcast

In an interview with influencer Dina Chaerani at the #icfp‬ our director discusses why we must expand the definition of family in "family planning". Full interview 👉🏻 youtu.be/StrQOc5zzrU?...

Raised in the Soviet Union, Diana’s @dianakarklin.bsky.social professional ambition was constantly undermined by her parents' unrelenting pressures for grandchildren. Feeling angry and betrayed, she created a multi-media project about regretful mothers. www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

We need an “abundance agenda” for nature. Ben Goldfarb challenges the techno-fix growth agenda that delivers an abundance of concrete and condos and a scarcity of wildness and wildlife. Listen to this conversation on your favorite streaming platform! www.populationbalance.org/podcast/ben-...

After an abusive marriage and a long, difficult divorce, Christine felt both relief that she hadn’t become a parent in that relationship and grief that the choice was no longer hers. Her full story is available on all streaming platforms! www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

@popnbalance.bsky.social's Nandita Bajaj in the new film, Greenwashed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU... #overpopulation

We are witnessing how a technological elite wants to turn us into humachines. Humans at the service of technology, favoring those who hoard power. We let it happen, we even promote, but what are the consequences? How can we confront this new form of dehumanization? www.instagram.com/p/DRatnrxgQY...

"[Pronatalism] has existed for about 5,000 years, since the rise of city-states and empires. Elites relied on population growth to strengthen state power. They needed soldiers and workers, so women were systematically disempowered in order to produce children, and patriarchy was born.” Nandita Bajaj

Animal rights are the next frontier of civil rights. Jeff Kerr, PETA’s longtime Chief Legal Officer, leads the organization’s bold, precedent-setting legal strategy. Jeff fights to secure legal recognition of animals as beings with inviolable rights. www.populationbalance.org/podcast/jeff...

Our team just returned from the #ICFP2025 in Bogotá, Colombia. This is our recap! youtube.com/shorts/xh6ZY...

We just finished a debate on low fertility explaining why we must not fear falling birthrates, and we won by an overwhelming majority of votes! #ICFP2025

Excited to have our ED, Nandita Bajaj, invited to the #ICFP2025 in Bogotá, to help debunk the fears around declining fertility rates. We will be participating in a dynamic debate where we will shine a light on why this low fertility trend is a triumph for women's rights and for ecological balance.

A clear and insightful piece from @popnbalance.bsky.social. Dear Elon and friends, this one's for you. "While human overpopulation is not the only factor driving ecological overshoot, it is the most neglected one, and the factor that intensifies every crisis confronting us."

We are in #Colombia attending the #ICFP2025, where we will shine a light on the missing connections between pronatalism, #population, and #overshoot. We will participate in a dynamic debate to explore the implications of declining fertility rates over the coming decades. tinyurl.com/3k57f7e6

The one-child family is becoming the fastest-growing family size in many countries. @susannewmanphd.bsky.social, author of Just One, shares the research challenging myths that only children are lonely, selfish, or spoiled. Listen to this episode 👉🏼 www.populationbalance.org/podcast/susa...

Distraught by her infertility diagnosis, Pamela pursued the IVF pathway. It left her traumatized. Determined to expose the exploitative practices of the fertility industry, she founded the “silent sorority” community. Listen to her story www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...

What role has the idea of progress played in building civilization and its gifts, as well as dispossessing, enslaving, or even eradicating billions of people and animals over the last 5,000 years? This interview with @popnbalance.bsky.social gives a good overview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij2X...

A global war against animals is driven by capitalist exploitation and profit. Dinesh Wadiwel,author of Animals and Capital and The War Against Animals, shows how capitalism treats animals as commodities, raw materials, and self-reproducing labor. Listen here www.populationbalance.org/podcast/dine...

Mandy entered an arranged marriage where her decision to remain childfree was first accepted but later challenged. Today, Mandy lives happily childfree, courageously embracing a life true to her authentic self. www.populationbalance.org/beyond-prona...